Modernization
The stubborn persistence of government data centers
DHS, DOJ, State Department officials agree that hybrid infrastructure is the answer for the foreseeable future.
Modernization
AT&T posts $1 billion DOJ telecom win
The Justice Department intends to leverage the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract to drive modernization.
People
House Dems welcome watchdog probe of FBI building
The Department of Justice Inspector General is launching a probe into the decision to scuttle a longstanding plan to move FBI headquarters to a suburban location and allow commercial development on the current downtown site.
Acquisition
EIS vendors don't see rush to modernize
The government wants agencies to use the $50 billion, 10- year Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecom contract to support IT modernization but in the early stages most customers want to make sure the phones stay on.
Acquisition
Justice inks EIS award
The Department of Justice awarded a 13-year telecommunications contract to AT&T under the General Services Administration’s big next-generation telecommunications contract.
Cybersecurity
Senator probes DOJ's safeguarding of hacking tools
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asks Attorney General Bill Barr what the Department of Justice and its component agencies are doing to keep their tools from being leaked or stolen.
Cybersecurity
Secrecy impinges on surveillance lawsuit against NSA
Government lawyers pressed the court to throw out a lawsuit challenging its "Upstream" surveillance program, saying the plaintiffs can't prove their communications were being collected.
Cybersecurity
Why attribution is a means to an end
Law enforcement officials insist that accurately placing the blame on countries or groups who engage in destructive cyberattacks is a critical prelude to imposing more meaningful consequences.
Cybersecurity
DOJ charges former intel contractor with drone leaks
Daniel Everette Hale, a former Leidos contractor, is charged with passing a series of classified documents related to U.S. drone warfare and counterterrorism policy to a reporter.
Digital Government
Foreign tech investment rules are a balancing act
The U.S. seeks to set new limits on Chinese foreign investment in the tech sector, but can rules and regulations block economic espionage and theft of trade secrets?
Modernization
DOJ's web traffic surged 7,000% with Mueller report release
The department's Office of the CIO secured 50,000 GBs of additional bandwidth to prepare for the April 18 posting.
Acquisition
EIS contract announcements brewing
At least three big federal agencies are set to announce contracts under GSA's next-generation telecommunications contract.
People
Trump administration wants FLRA to hear workforce order cases
Union attorneys were surprised by government arguments in a court of appeals that their objections to three executive orders on workforce issues should have been brought to Federal Labor Relations Authority rather than to federal court.
Cybersecurity
FBI needs better data on cyber crime victims
Data used by the FBI's Cyber Division to advise victims of cyber intrusions is unreliable, according to a Justice Department audit.
Cybersecurity
Cyber in the 2020 budget
The 2020 budget gives an early look at Trump administration funding priorities for cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike: Nation-state cyber operations gaining steam
Cyber operations have become even more integral to global powers, according to a threat report, even as the U.S. seeks to impose greater costs for bad behavior in the digital space.
Digital Government
DOJ IG focuses on FBI text collection problems
Auditors say the FBI must address the combination of technical and non-technical issues that have led to years of inconsistent collection and retention of employee texts.
Digital Government
DOJ, DHS say foreign influence campaigns didn't alter 2018 elections
An interagency process assessed efforts to hack into voting machines and election systems or alter voter behavior through covert influence campaigns on social platforms and other media.
Cybersecurity
Patriot Act updates lurk for Congress
The upcoming expiration of a handful of key provisions in the Patriot Act at the end of the year could set up another battle in Congress over the size and scope of U.S. surveillance authorities.
Cybersecurity
DOJ official says 'name and shame' is one piece of the puzzle
Assistant Attorney General John Demers defended the government's policy of indicting hackers linked to foreign governments, even if those charged never see the inside of a courtroom.
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